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Handi Mutton

हांडी मटन/HAHN-dee MUH-ton/
Handi Mutton
About this dish

Mutton slow-cooked in a sealed clay pot with yogurt and whole spices, deeply aromatic.

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Ingredients
🐑800g mutton, cubed
🥛1 cup yogurt
🧅3 onions, sliced
🌿Whole spices (cardamom, cinnamon, cloves)
Method
Serves 4
1
Marinate the mutton in yogurt and spices for several hours.
2
Fry sliced onion until deeply golden.
3
Layer the marinated mutton and fried onion in a clay pot.
4
Seal the pot and cook slowly over low heat for a couple of hours.
5
Serve hot with naan or rice.
✓ What Makes it Authentic

Handi mutton is a traditional Indian dish, named for the clay pot it's slow-cooked in, locking in flavor and moisture.

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